Table
15.
DS4000
EXP700
configurations
with
the
FAStT200
Storage
server
1
Number
of
FAStT
EXP500
storage
expansion
enclosures
Number
of
DS4000
EXP700
storage
expansion
enclosures
Maximum
number
of
hard
disk
drives
1-FAStT200
HA
3
1
54
2
2
58
1
2
48
0
3
52
1
3
62
0
4
66
1
Running
Storage
Manager
9.1
and
firmware
version
05.20.07.xx
or
higher.
For
more
information,
see
Intermixing
DS4000
EXP700s
or
DS4000
EXP710s
with
DS4000
EXP100s
in
the
same
loop
You
can
intermix
DS4000
EXP100
SATA
storage
expansion
enclosures
with
either
DS4000
EXP710s,
DS4000
EXP700s,
or
both
EXP710s
and
EXP700s,
but
all
DS4000
EXP710s
must
be
grouped
together
as
described
in
Important
The
requirements
for
intermixing
DS4000
EXP100s
with
either
DS4000
EXP710s,
DS4000
EXP700s,
or
both
EXP710s
and
EXP700s,
state
that
all
DS4000
EXP710s
in
the
same
pair
of
redundant
drive
loops
must
be
grouped
together.
IBM
does
not
support
intermixed
drive
loop
configurations
in
which
all
DS4000
EXP710s
are
not
grouped
together.
In
order
to
attach
DS4000
EXP100
or
EXP710
storage
expansion
enclosures
to
a
DS4000
Storage
Server,
the
DS4000
Storage
Server
controller
firmware
must
be
at
version
06.xx.xx.xx
or
higher.
In
addition,
you
must
purchase
the
FC/SATA
Enclosure
Intermix
premium
option
to
combine
EXP100s
with
EXP700s
or
EXP710s
in
the
same
DS4000
Storage
Server
configuration.
For
more
information
on
the
cabling
requirements
and
best
practices
for
intermixing
EXP100s
with
EXP700s
or
EXP710s
in
the
same
DS4000
Storage
Server
configuration,
refer
to
the
IBM
TotalStorage
DS4000
Fibre
Channel
and
Serial
ATA
Intermix
Premium
Feature
Installation
Overview
that
ships
with
the
FC/SATA
Enclosure
Intermix
premium
feature.
You
can
also
refer
to
the
IBM
TotalStorage
DS4000
Hard
Drive
and
Storage
Expansion
Enclosure
Installation
and
Migration
Guide
.
Attention:
The
minimum
DS4000
EXP100
ESM
firmware
requirement
for
intermixing
DS4000
EXP100s
with
DS4000
EXP710s
or
EXP700s
is
version
9554.
Before
intermixing
DS4000
EXP100s
with
DS4000
EXP700s
or
DS4000
EXP710s,
you
must
verify
that
the
ESM
firmware
for
all
DS4000
EXP100s
is
at
version
9554
or
higher.
You
must
also
verify
that
the
ESM
firmware
for
all
DS4000
EXP710s
and
EXP700s
is
at
version
9326
or
higher.
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IBM
TotalStorage
DS4000
EXP700
and
EXP710
Storage
Expansion
Enclosures:
Installation,
User’s,
and
Maintenance
Guide
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